AZO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AZO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AZO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AZO is to know. It scores 12 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AZO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AZO scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in AZO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does AZO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Of a dye containing two linked nitrogen atoms.
Azo dyes are the largest family of synthetic colours there is: most of the bright reds, oranges and yellows in cloth, ink and food come from the same arrangement. The name is from the French word for nitrogen, and it is that linkage which produces the colour rather than anything hung on it.
How AZO is used
Used before a noun — azo dye, azo compound. Chiefly technical.
- Most of the bright colours on that label are azo dyes.
- An azo compound breaks down under light more readily than expected.
- The azo group is what makes the colour.
- Some azo dyes are restricted in food and permitted in cloth.
- The word azo comes from the French for nitrogen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AZO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AZO
The 3 tiles of AZO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AZO
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with AZO.
Words ending in AZO
5 words end in AZO. Useful as a back hook: play AZO onto a word already on the board.
Words with AZO inside
Showing 24 of 204 words that contain AZO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AZO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AZO
Common questions about AZO
- Is AZO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AZO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AZO worth?
- AZO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AZO mean?
- Of a dye containing two linked nitrogen atoms.
- What letters can be added to AZO?
- AZO takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of AZO:
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